Felix Gretarsson, who lost both arms in an electric shock incident in 1998, becomes the first man in the world to receive an arm transplant.
According to a report in the British Daily Mail, 49-year-old Felix Gretarsson says he can finally stretch his arms again after many, many years. He has become the world’s first man to receive an arm transplant. According to reports, he states that he is now looking forward to embrace his wife and loved ones in his arms as soon as possible.
Reports state that Felix lost both his arms after an electric shock in 1998, after doctors performed an alarming 54 surgeries on him, during which his burnt arms were removed from his body and he was hospitalized for 3 months, during which he was in a coma.
Details further state that Felix said that he became disillusioned with his life and started using drugs, which led to a liver transplant. Felix’s medical team had to wait for a year for a suitable donor for an arm transplant, and finally, in January this year, when 23 years had passed since the accident had occurred, they found a donor.
A team of doctors from 5 hospitals took part in the operation in France and the operation lasted for 15 hours.
Another man Dave Bernard, who died earlier this month before Felix, was known around the world for his hands and partial facial transplants.
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